Mizunuma Station

Railway station in Kiryū, Gunma Prefecture, Japan
36°30′00″N 139°16′40″E / 36.5000°N 139.2777°E / 36.5000; 139.2777Operated byWatarase Keikoku RailwayLine(s)     Watarase Keikoku LineDistance16.9 km (10.5 mi) from KiryūPlatforms2 side platformsTracks2ConstructionStructure typeAt gradeOther informationStatusUnstaffedStation codeWK08WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened5 September 1912; 111 years ago (5 September 1912)Previous namesMizunuma Teisha-jo (until 1918)PassengersFY201999 Services
Preceding station Watarase Keikoku Railway Following station
Motojuku
WK07
towards Kiryū
 Watarase Keikoku Line Hanawa
WK09
towards Matō
Ōmama
WK05
towards Aioi
 Watarase Keikoku Line
Watarase Keikoku-gō
 Gōdo
WK12
towards Ashio
Location
Mizunuma Station is located in Gunma Prefecture
Mizunuma Station
Mizunuma Station
Location within Gunma Prefecture
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Mizunuma Station is located in Kanto Area
Mizunuma Station
Mizunuma Station
Mizunuma Station (Kanto Area)
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Mizunuma Station is located in Japan
Mizunuma Station
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The station platforms, February 2015

Mizunuma Station (水沼駅, Mizunuma-eki) is a railway station in the city of Kiryū, Gunma, Japan, operated by the third sector railway company Watarase Keikoku Railway.

Lines

Mizunuma Station is a station on the Watarase Keikoku Line and is 16.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kiryū.

Station layout

The station has a two opposed side platforms connected by a level crossing. The station is unattended.


History

Mizunuma Station opened on 5 September 1912 as Mizunuma Teishajo (水沼停車場) on the Ashio Railway. It was renamed to its present name on 1 June 1918.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 99 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

  • former Mizunuma Village Hall
  • Mizunuma Post Office
  • National Route 122

See also

References

  1. ^ 市内鉄道の年間乗降客数 [Annual number of passengers on the city rail] (in Japanese). Japan: Kiryū City. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020. (in Japanese)
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